GENESEE COUNTY/NYSS frosh filly trotters at Batavia Downs Wednesday

By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photo courtesy of Fred Brown) Batavia, NY — The last New York Sire Stake stop of 2024 at Batavia Downs will be on Wednesday (Aug. 28) evening when five 2-year-old trotting fillies will compete in one division for $102,500 in purse money.  That division’s …

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GENESEE COUNTY/Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel add new EV Charging Stations

Pictured-L-R-Michael Prinzi, President, PPR Energy Solutions, Whitney Skeans, EV Program Manager, National Grid, Henry Wojtaszek, President and CEO of Batavia National Grid Program Enabled Installation of 16 EV Charging Plugs Press release BATAVIA, N.Y. – Batavia Downs Gaming & Hotel, through National Grid’s Electric Vehicle Make-Ready Program, has installed 16 …

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Medicare 2025: Navigating upcoming changes – free educational event for Genesee County residents

Press release East Bethany, NY— The Genesee County Office for the Aging is pleased to announce an informative andfree event designed to help residents of Genesee County navigate the upcoming changes to Medicare in 2025. The event will take place on Tuesday, October 8th, from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM …

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BATAVIA/YWCA of Genesee County welcomes Crisis Counselor, Jacquelyn Wheeler

Press release/provided photo YWCA of Genesee County Welcomes Crisis Counselor, Jacquelyn Wheeler YWCA of Genesee County is excited to announce a $50,000 grant from the Garman Family Foundation, administered by the Community Foundation for Greater Buffalo, to add Crisis Counseling Services for Genesee County. For more than a century, the …

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WYOMING COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/August 27, 2024

The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office arrested Jospeh Leroy Jones, 40, of Baltimore, Maryland, following a traffic stop in the hamlet of Varysburg for aggravated unlicensed operation. Deputies on patrol observed a vehicle allegedly speeding well above the posted speed limit and conducted a traffic stop. During the traffic stop, it …

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BATAVIA POLICE BLOTTER/Man wanted on warrants injures officer after trying to flee from traffic stop on Park Road

On 8/5/2024, Jon H. Bush Jr., 41, of Batavia, NY, was arrested on two arrest warrants as well as Assault 2nd degree and Obstructing Governmental Administration 2nd degree. Officers from the Batavia Police Department pulled over a vehicle on Park Road for a traffic violation. Officers observed Bush attempting to …

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